Name:
Ellis Park Stadium

City:
Johannesburg

Stadium owner:
City of Johannesburg

Club:
Orlando Pirates

Inauguration:
June 2005

2009 Confederations Cup:
opening ceremony and final games

2010 World Cup:
five first round matches, a second round match and a quarter final

Capacity:
62 000

Where:
off Sivewright Avenue, New Doornfontein, in central Joburg; bordered by Charlton Terrace, Bertrams Road, Miller Street, and Sivewright Avenue

Built:
1928, completely rebuilt in 1982

Getting there:
Trains stations are Ellis Park and Doornfontein; there is also a taxi rank

Upgrade:
major

Completion:
November 2008

Land area:
13,74 hectares

Building area:
proposed 52 205m2; existing 40 000m²

Tiers:
three tiers and a double ring of sky boxes to east and west and three on north and south

Parking:
170 under the podium, 1 200 at parkade

Jobs created:
100 under definition of a job in the Expanded Public Works Programme (one person employed for three months)

Training:
5 000 hours on-site training